Seminoles one win from ACC title; ACC baseball roundup

Posted 8:30AM on Sunday 19th May 2002 ( 23 years ago )

CLEMSON, S.C. - Blair Varnes struck out seven and allowed just two earned runs in seven innings to lead Florida State to a 12-3 win over top-ranked Clemson on Saturday, giving the Seminoles their 16th consecutive victory. Florida State (50-12, 17-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a seven-run fifth inning to pull away from the Tigers (44-11, 16-7). Clemson suffered its first series loss this season losing at least two of three to the Seminoles. The game was close until the fifth. Stephen Drew and Blair McCaleb had an RBI singles off Matt Henrie (10-3) before he left the game. Then Clemson reliever Jeff Hourigan gave up four straight hits. Ritchie Smith had a two-run single, Tony Richie and Bryan Zech each had RBI doubles while Jerrod Brown had an RBI single. Before the fifth, Florida State led 3-2. Varnes (7-3) allowed six hits and walked three, picking up his 38th career win. Henrie allowed seven runs, including three earned, over 4 2-3 innings to get the loss. If Florida State sweeps the Tigers with a win Sunday, the Seminoles would clinch the ACC regular season title. N.C. STATE 12-10, VIRGINIA 7-8 RALEIGH, N.C. - Daniel Caldwell allowed only three hits in five shutout innings as North Carolina State swept a doubleheader with a 10-8 victory over Virginia in the second game. In the first game, Brian Wright and Justin Riley each went 4-for-5 to lead the Wolfpack to a 12-7 victory. Caldwell (7-7) walked one as the Wolfpack jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Virginia cut the margin to 9-7 in the sixth inning powered by a two-run homer by Matt Street and a three-run shot by Mark Reynolds. The Cavaliers added a run in the seventh to make it 9-8 before Chad Orvella beat the throw from the outfield on a sacrifice fly. Virginia's Greg Hansard (1-3) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in five innings on ten hits. In the first game, the Wolfpack broke open a 5-5 tie with seven runs in the seventh inning to take a 12-5 lead. Mike Prochaska (5-2) picked up the win for the Wolfpack, going eight innings while allowing six runs on six hits. Reliever Chris Marinak (2-3) was the hard-luck loser for the Cavaliers, allowing four unearned runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning. N.C. State (32-24, 7-17 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Virginia (25-30, 8-16) next play in the ACC Tournament in St. Petersburg, Fla., which begins Tuesday. DUKE 6, WAKE FOREST 2 DURHAM, N.C. - Zach Schreiber pitched his first career complete game to lead Duke to a 6-2 win against Wake Forest on Saturday. Schreiber (2-3) allowed seven hits and struck out three for the Blue Devils (23-31, 4-19 Atlantic Coast Conference). Wake Forest (41-9-1, 16-6) took a 2-0 lead in the third inning after a sacrifice fly by Jamie D'Antona and an RBI single from Stephen Ghutzman. Duke answered with two runs in the fourth, the second coming on a home run to left field by Kevin Kelly. The Blue Devils broke the tie on an RBI single by Brian Patrick in the fifth inning. They went on to score three runs in the seventh. Kelly finished with three RBIs to lead Duke, which managed just six hits. Wake Forest starter Seth Hill (3-2) took the loss, allowing three runs and four hits in six innings. Reliever Adam Hanson allowed three runs and one hit while walking three in 1-3 of an inning. Adam Bourassa went 3-for-5 to lead the Demon Deacons.

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